Knoebels Amusement Resort will get ‘Golden Ticket’ awards

ELYSBURG, Pa. — “Amusement Right this moment’s” Golden Ticket Awards acknowledge the most effective of the most effective in amusement parks, and they’re a giant deal for individuals who work in that business.

Knoebels Amusement Resort has gained its fair proportion of those awards over time. Park president Dick Knoebel was anticipating to convey house one other Golden Ticket when he stepped on stage at Saturday’s award ceremony in Texas, however he wasn’t anticipating that the award was for him.

“They ran a video about every thing I did, and it simply blew me away,” Dick Knoebel recalled.

Dick was acknowledged with a Golden Ticket Legend Award. In response to Amusement right this moment, an individual is acknowledged as a legend due to their main accomplishments or their long-running standing of noteworthy effort. Knoebel is one in every of fewer than a dozen individuals worldwide to obtain this award.

“I believe it was a really nice honor, however I’ve to just accept it for all my employees. It belongs as a lot to them as to me as a result of I could not have gotten right here with out them.”

Knoebels opened in 1926. Dick began working there on the age of 5. Now at 83, he’s nonetheless on the park each day with no plans to retire.

“All of his accomplishments by the years, his dedication, resiliency, ardour has lastly come to fruition, and his business friends have voted for him,” stated Brian Knoebel.

Along with the Legend Award, Knoebels additionally gained awards for the most effective meals and greatest wood rollercoaster — the Phoenix.”

There are 184 working wood rollercoasters worldwide, and solely three have gained this award a number of occasions in a row. The meals has gained the Golden Ticket Award 19 occasions.

As Dick Knoebel likes to say, “The meals higher be good; I eat all of my meals right here!”

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